I find this an, um, interesting coincidence, but Bond’s rehab isn’t going so well. Maybe he’s not using the right medication?

A thought about the incident involving Bonds’ former pal, Gary Sheffield. Boston police are now seeking charges against the two fans involved in the swipe/beer incident. I was watching that game on TV and I remember my first reaction was that Jerry Remy was overreacting when he said that the fan tried to swipe Sheffield. I’ve watched numerous replays at this point (including my own slow-mo on my Tivo) and still think the same thing: the fan was looking down the right field wall toward the ball the fans, started reaching down late then realized Sheffield was almost on top of him. He started pulling up and made contact with Sheffield… with his elbow or forearm.

The beer, I still don’t get. I’m not sure if the fan just started backing off or if they tried to spill it on purpose, but the swipe sure as heck seemed like an accident. Just look at the fan’s head… he’s looking down the line and away from Sheffield. Too many people are quick to judge this… stuff like this happens really fast and things look a lot different in slow motion. The Red Sox can go ahead and revoke the tickets as a way of pacifying Sheffield and MLB, but the police have no business pressing charges in this matter. I suspect that if it makes it to court, the fans won’t get convicted.